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Provincial Reconstruction Team Aids Peace
Army 1st Lt. Edward Dudick, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, provides overwatch protection in the village of Khormelq during a meeting between village elders and Gov. Azadi Roohul Amin in Afghanistan’s Farah province. The men and women of the provincial reconstruction team in Afghanistan’s Farah province work with local residents to make life better in one of the country’s most austere regions. Farah is no stranger to the destructive ravages of war. After 28 years of strife that … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Chickens for Mahmudiyah Qada
Six chicken farms in the Mahmudiyah Qada received 5,000 chickens each to help further the poultry industry Aug 1, 2008. “This is the second cycle of farms which have been given chickens,†said Paul Heidloff, the Baghdad Provincial Reconstruction Team lead agribusiness advisor. “Twenty-four farms are set to receive chickens throughout the cycle, with six receiving chickens every two weeks.†This cycle of chicken distribution is scheduled to flow directly through the Muslim holiday of Ramadan. “We are … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Helping Rebuild Kohe Safi
Afghanistan – The Kapisa and Parwan provincial reconstruction team civil affairs leader visited a few local villages in the Kohe Safi District and met with Community Development Council representatives, June 24. The CDC, a body of elected villagers, is given special training to learn how to allocate funds and pick projects that are needed in each village. Projects are funded through the National Solidarity Program, which works through the Ministry of Rural Reconstruction and Development. “The outreach that was involved in this mission was to get to meet some of the CDCs from nine of the targeted villages in the Kohe Safi District,†said Army Capt. Steve H. Kaiser, Kapisa’s and Parwan’s PRT CA leader. “With the information gathered we will start a Quick Impact Project.†The idea behind the QIP is they calculate … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Building a Bridge in Panjshir
On June 27, 2007, a flash flood ravaged parts of the Rokha District. That day, within meters of the site for a future bridge, 23 people lost their lives when their bus washed off the Molakhel road. This stretch was one of two in Rokha that were destroyed by the floods. The roads have since been temporarily repaired, but vehicular traffic and water from a nearby stream are eroding them and creating very hazardous conditions. Now, the situation has improved. More than 100 people gathered today to watch as Haji Bahlol, the Panjshir province governor, officiated the Molakhel Bridge-groundbreaking ceremony. The event signified the start of a four-month, $116,000 construction project for the Rokha District, Panjshir province. Historically, construction in the area has not proved successful. Just three months prior to the flood, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Internet Initiative in Iraq
An initiative to connect Iraqi students and teachers with the rest of the world via Internet is underway in Wasit Province. The Wasit Provincial Reconstruction Team, in concert with the Wasit Director General of Education, started a yearlong initiative in March called Access to Information. The program will provide local schools and libraries with books and resources and open Internet centers to selected secondary schools, universities and municipal library headquarters in al-Hayy and al-Kut, said … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Canadians in Afghanistan
A Canadian soldier from Force Protection Company, part of the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team, is standing on guard behind a patrol vehicle in the village of Nakodak, near Kandahar. Credit: Canadian MOD … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Our Allies, War on Terror
More Iraqi Chickens
Continuing my coverage of the rebuilding of the Iraqi chicken industry… Before the war, numerous areas in Iraq thrived off the chicken industry. Hawr Rajab, Arab Jabour and Adwaniyah all had prosperous chicken markets. “Historically, this was the largest chicken-producing area in Iraq,” said Capt. Michael Lenart, commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2-3 Brigade Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division. Insurgent violence ravaged the industry. Chicken coops and pens were used by insurgents as … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Generator Brings Power, More Jobs
I love the name of the company in this story. The Ready Made Clothing Company is ready to take on a greater load thanks to the donation of an 850-kilowatt generator to the factory in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, April 12. The factory currently operates at 10 percent of its former capacity, using only a small area of its complex. The new generator, for which the Baghdad-4 embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team, attached to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, coordinated delivery, will end bouts of intermittent power and increase job opportunities as well as production. The increased power will allow the factory to return to two shifts and significantly increase the number of employees, which now stands at 45. Mahmudiyah Qada Mayor Jabbar Farraj Mullah al-Chalabi thanked the ePRT and coalition forces for the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Investors Support Farmers Associations
The Ninewah Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) has been working to join hundreds of northern Iraqi farmers together, regardless of ethnicity, tribe or religious backround, to create three farmer’s associations. “We have found some true leaders of various communities willing to cross community, ethnic and sectarian bounds and work together across the entire community to get these groups involved,†said Michael Hankey, Dept. of State officer in charge of the economic section of the Ninewah PRT. “There … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
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